In this June 2015 photo provided by the University of Alaska Museum of the North, fossil collector Curvin Metzler, left, who discovered the elasmosaur fossil, and Earth sciences curator Patrick Druckenmiller examine the spot where bones were found sticking out of the cliff in the Talkeetna Mountains in Alaska. Researchers have confirmed the discovery of a marine reptile fossil in the Talkeetna Mountains, the museum announced Wednesday, July 22, 2015.(Credit: AP / James Havens)